• morriscox@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    arrow-down
    9
    ·
    1 year ago

    Why does it seem like any issue with Windows is met by “INSTALL LINUX!!!”. If the check engine on my car comes on I am not going to buy a truck.

    • Gregers@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      34
      ·
      1 year ago

      Yeah you could probably just install Linux on your car and bypass that light instead of buying a truck.

    • jack@monero.town
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      18
      ·
      1 year ago

      The fundament of GNU/Linux and Windows are totally different. The annoying things with Windows are just symptoms of the underlying principle, which is to milk you as much as possible. It’s like switching from smoking to not smoking

    • gentooer@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      1 year ago

      While I wouldn’t comment something like that myself, as I think it’s not productive, it’s quite strange as a Linux user to see these posts like “The makers of the OS I use on the computer I paid money for and now own are trying to screw me over in a new way today. How can I fix it?”

    • Blackmist@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      1 year ago

      To be fair, the chance of that not being the default response on Lemmy was pretty slim.

      • Beefalo@midwest.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        The thing I am now curious about is if this is, quite predictably, Lemmy’s existing culture, OR if they were having a perfectly good time in their clubhouse until all the most insufferable Redditors came charging in here.

      • cmhe@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        It this case, also more environmental friendly, repairable and improves self-determination, independence and the local economy.